Melbourne, 15/4/93.
T. R. Wilson Esqr
Under Secretary.
Sir.
In continuation of my recent letter, concerning the proposed distribution of the Decade of Candolleaceous plants,1 I have the honor to solicit, that 25 copies be granted to my Office, as is the case with the public Library, so that I may have this publication available in exchange, when new sending arrive of science-works successively, for which a reciprocate is expected. As the edition consists of 1000 copies, as further the expenses for the drawings, lithographing and plate-paper were borne by my little establishment, and as probably this decade must ever be an only one, perhaps the hon. the Premier and Chief Secretary will grant the favor sought as an inexpensive one.2
I have the honor to be,
Sir, your obed. servant
Ferd. von Mueller,
Gov. Botanist.
It is hardly necessary to add, that a record of all such distributions would also be kept at my Office. As an only decade it is inexpensive
See M to T. Wilson, 8 April 1893 (in this edition as 93-04-08c).
The Chief Secretary, J. B. Patterson, minuted his approval on 19 April 1893. M returned the file with 'very best thanks' on 13 May. The Under Secretary, T. Wilson, forwarded the file to the Government Printer who replied on 17 May that 'The 25 copies have been supplied'.
The file also contains a typed copy of this letter made at the Chief Secretary's Department.
Please cite as “FVM-93-04-15b,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on